On January 4, Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav said that Police have busted a cross-border drug and arms smuggling racket being operated by Pakistan-based smugglers with the arrest of one suspect, identified as Simranjit Singh alias Simar Maan, after recovering two kilograms of Ice Drug (Methamphetamine), reports Punjab News Express. Apart from seizing a consignment of Ice Drugs, Police teams also recovered one .30-bore Chinese Pistol along with five live cartridges from his possession. DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the arrested accused was directly in touch with Pakistan-based smugglers Pathan and Amer, who were supplying him with Ice drugs and weapons from across the border using a drone.
Punjab Police on December 31 claimed to have busted a cross-border drug and arms smuggling racket being operated by United States (US)-based smuggler Mannu Mahawa with the arrest of two persons from Amritsar in Punjab, reports India TV News. Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav said the two arrested were identified as Sandeep Singh and Roshan. Police teams seized 19 kilograms of Heroin, INR 2.3 million drug money, seven pistols, including a sophisticated 9mm Glock, Pakistan-stamped ammunition, currency counting machine and drone equipment, including a remote controller and spare fans. Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused were directly in touch with Mannu Mahawa and were supplying Heroin across the state after smuggling those from Pakistan. Tribune India quoted an unnamed police official as saying, “The police have found parts of a drone during the seizure. But such a huge quantity cannot be smuggled through drones. Apparently, the narcotics and the weapons were smuggled by inserting PVC pipe through the electrified barbed fence at the International Border taking advantage of dense fog in the region.”